[I. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum ]
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I'VE DETERMINED A QUORUM IS PRESENT. MISS HOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS?
[III. Superintendent's Message]
SEEING. THERE'S NO CARDS. THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE.I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH THE MAX AT NAAMAN FOREST, AND I THINK NOW WHAT IT'S DONE IS WHAT THE REST OF THE APPETITES TO EVERYBODY, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MOVE INTO THEIR MAX AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHY CAN'T WE? THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
WE UNDERSTAND HEAT'S A FACTOR, BUT ALSO THE INSIDE SAFETY IS A FACTOR.
WE HAVE SET THE DATES FOR OUR NEXT TWO RIBBON CUTTINGS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING, I BELIEVE, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
AUGUST 31ST IS GOING, WHICH IS A MONDAY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY COULD MOVE IN THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHICH IS THE TUESDAY, THE VERY FOLLOWING DAY.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MACS WILL NOT BE FULLY COMPLETE.
IT WILL BE MORE WHAT I CALL ESTHETICS LIKE LOGOS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE STILL DON'T NEED THE LIFTS IN CERTAIN PLACES.
PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US. WE'RE EXCITED, BUT WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW SAFETY IS FIRST, AND THEN THESE TWO CITIES WILL HAVE THEIR MACS IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS TIME.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DOCTOR LOPEZ NEXT ITEM IS ITEM FOUR INFORMATION ITEMS RECEIVED.
[IV.A. Receive Presentation on Bond 2023 Program Summary Update – Javier Fernandez]
PRESENTATION ON BOND 2023 PROGRAM SUMMARY UPDATE.JAVIER FERNANDEZ, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? THANK YOU.
AGAIN, THANK YOU, DOCTOR LOPEZ, FOR THAT INFORMATION.
WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED TO START DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE THAT WAS MADE IN 2023.
SO A LOT MORE DIRT WILL BE MOVING. SO BEAR WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
AS A REMINDER, THE BOND HAS TWO THREE PROPOSITIONS.
THREE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 1.279 BILLION.
SO WE'RE STILL IN LINE. WE'RE STILL PROGRESSING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PHASE.
PHASE ONE, THE SOFTBALL BASEBALL IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT IS THE THE LAST REMAINING PORTION OF THAT IS SOUTH GARLAND.
EXCUSE ME, IS GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. MY CORRECTION THERE, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND AND AGAIN, THAT IS A SOFTBALL BASEBALL COMPLEX THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IT IS LOCATED AT THE WILLIAMS STADIUM FACILITY.
I THINK THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LOVE THAT WHEN IT'S ALL SET AND DONE.
OUR STUDENTS ARE CONTINUING TO UTILIZE THEIR EXISTING SOFTBALL FIELDS AND EXISTING BASEBALL FIELDS.
SO NO IMPACTS TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING TODAY.
WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS BOTH WATER INJECTION AND CHEMICAL INJECTION TAKING PLACE AT THAT AREA.
A QUESTION WAS ASKED FROM THE CITY, WHY DO WE NEED TO DO CHEMICAL INJECTION? IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU MOVE FROM DIRT OVER TO A TURF FIELD.
WHEN YOU GO FROM GRASS, TURF FIELDS REQUIRE THE FIELD TO BE PRETTY SOLID.
YOU DON'T WANT ANY UNDULATIONS TO OCCUR. AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S CHEMICAL INJECTIONS TAKING PLACE THERE, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID AT AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL WHEN WE BUILT THE GIRLS SOFTBALL FIELD THERE.
SO WE DID THE SAME PROCESS. ON OUR FIELD HOUSES AND MULTI-PROGRAM ACTIVITY CENTERS, BETTER KNOWN AS THE MACS YOU CAN SEE THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATES FOR NAAMAN FOREST. AND WE ARE GEARING UP TO DO A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR ROWLETT AND FOR SACHSE.
SO AS DOCTOR LOPEZ ALLUDED TO, THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FROM A MUNICIPALITY STANDPOINT.
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IT ALLOWS US FROM A LIFE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THE MUNICIPALITIES WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY AND ALLOWS US TO UTILIZE THE FACILITY. THESE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE'RE TAKING.I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE WE JUST DID THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I MEAN, WHEN THE UPDATE FOR JULY WAS JUST RECENTLY DONE.
SO THESE ARE SOME LATER UPDATE PHOTOS FOR THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOUSE THAT IN MAC CENTER THAT'S BEING THERE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S AT WILLIAMS STADIUM LOCATION, THE AWESOME G THAT IS ON THE CENTER AND SOME OF THE.
AND SO WE'VE GOT OUR SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE'VE GOT THERE.
AND WE'VE GOT A FANTASTIC TITANS LOGO THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CENTER OF THAT ONE.
AND YOU CAN SEE. SO EVERY ONE OF THESE IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CAMPUS THAT IT SERVES.
SO GRAPHICS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND YOU CAN SEE WE STILL GOT SOME LOCKERS TO GO THERE.
AND SO LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, BUT IT'S STILL NOT IN THE DRY.
WE STILL GOT SOME OPEN AREAS THERE, BUT WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO LAKEVIEW.
NAAMAN FOREST AS WE SAID, WE AGAIN, WE WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THAT. WE BELIEVE THAT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
AND OUR STUDENTS ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS FACILITY.
AND SO WE'LL BE GETTING OUR WEIGHTS EQUIPMENT IN PRIOR TO THAT.
SO YOU CAN SEE EACH ONE OF THESE IS VERY SPECIFIC TO THE CAMPUS.
THAT ONE IS COMING TOGETHER. IT'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF WHAT THAT FACILITY LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
KIMBERLIN ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE. IT IS A THREE STORY BUILDING.
IT IS MOVING ALONG NICELY. IT'S ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE DONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS A SIDE VIEW OF IT. DERRY ROAD IS ACTUALLY TO THE LEFT OF THIS OF THIS PHOTO HERE.
THAT IS A THREE STORY BUILDING IN THE BACK. AND IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY BIG.
SO THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF, OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL NAAMAN FOREST HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AT.
NAAMAN FOREST. THE NEW, THE NEW ADMINISTRATION ADDITION.
WE HAVE MOVED IN AS OF MONDAY. WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THERE, BUT OUR ADMINISTRATION IS UTILIZING THAT NEW SPACE AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH BOTH CAMPUSES, LAKEVIEW AND NAAMAN.
WE HAVE TEMPORARY AREAS GETTING INTO THE THE SERVING AREAS.
AND AT LAKEVIEW, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON THERE.
WE HAVE A TEMPORARY KITCHEN THAT'S BEEN SET UP FOR OUR SNS GROUP TO PROVIDE LUNCHES, WARM LUNCHES, HOT LUNCHES FOR OUR STUDENTS THERE AT LAKEVIEW.
SO EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOR FOR FOOD.
LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL. THIS IS AN AREA OF THE WHITE SPACE YOU SEE THERE.
THAT IS THE STORM SHELTER THAT IS BEING UTILIZED FOR LAKEVIEW.
THIS IS THE NAAMAN FOREST. AGAIN, WE HAVE MOVED INTO THAT SPACE, A LOT OLDER PHOTO.
WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS SINCE THIS PHOTO WAS DONE.
THESE ARE THE SCIENCE LABS. THERE'S 11 SCIENCE LABS THAT HAVE BEEN RENOVATED THERE AT NAAMAN FOREST, THE ELEMENTARY FENCING PROJECT, THERE'S 16 OF 37 THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THE FENCING PROJECT.
OUR FIRE ALARMS, WE'VE GOT 13 OF THE 39 ARE DONE.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. OUR SECURITY CAMERAS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A TOTAL OF 49 SITES THAT HAVE SECURITY CAMERA REFRESH THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THERE, AND THEN THE ACCESS CONTROL.
SO SECURITY CAMERAS AND ACCESS CONTROL, WE ARE PICKING SPEED UP ON THOSE.
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WE ARE. LINDA L GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THAT IS WHERE THE FORMER MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS.OUR CARSON-MULKEY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CENTER WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SACHSE TO FINALIZE.
THERE'S, THERE'S A HANDFUL OF ITEMS THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR IN, IN THEIR PERMITTING PROCESS.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO FINALIZE THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT.
OR SOUTH GARLAND NORTH GARLAND PROJECT. THAT PROJECT HAS A START AND A STOP TO IT.
WE ARE WE'RE STOPPING THE WORK BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WORK HAS TO DO INTERNALLY TO THE BUILDING, AND THAT WILL KICK BACK UP AGAIN IN NEXT SUMMER.
SO WE'LL WE'LL KICK THIS ONE BACK UP AGAIN. HOW WE'RE MANAGING THAT.
SO THIS IS SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON THE ROOF THAT WAS TAKING PLACE.
NORTH LAKE ROWLETT AND TOLER. I JUST WANT TO SAY AT THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE, THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS AT ALL THREE OF THESE CAMPUSES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THESE LAST MINUTE CHANGES THAT WE HAD TO MAKE IN GETTING THESE CAMPUSES READY FOR OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. WE THANK THEM VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT HAD TO THAT HAD TO BE DONE.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT SOME TEMPORARY AREAS BUILT IN EACH ONE OF THESE.
THIS IS A LONG PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH NEXT YEAR.
SO THIS IS IN PHASES. EACH ONE OF THESE CAMPUSES HAS A PHASE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
SO TOLAR THIS IS A COMPLETED ROOF. THAT'S AN AGGREGATE THAT YOU SEE THERE.
IT'S A WHITE AGGREGATE. AND THIS USED TO BE AN OPEN CONCEPT AREA THAT IS NOW IT'S AN OLDER PICTURE.
WE'VE GOT FLOORING IS DONE. THE DOORS ARE IN.
SO THAT'S ALL THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING UTILIZED TODAY.
AND SO THAT'S FOR OUR SERVING OUR STUDENTS THERE AT TOLER ELEMENTARY, OUR ROWLETT SKYLIGHTS WERE REMOVED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, AND OUR ROOMS ARE BEING UTILIZED AT ROWLETT AS WELL.
WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY TO ISSUE FOR PROCUREMENT.
I THINK THE, THE TIMELINE THAT YOU SEE THERE IS GOING TO SLIP ABOUT A MONTH.
WE THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUSH OUR PROCUREMENT TILL SEPTEMBER. WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THESE DOCUMENTS. AND THEN WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PROCUREMENT GROUP AND SO WE'LL PUSH THESE OUT IN SEPTEMBER SO THAT WE CAN START WORKING ON THIS, THIS THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
SO FENCING IS A BIG, A BIG ITEM FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND SPECIAL SERVICES. THE INTRUSION ALARM THAT'S MOVING ALONG NICELY FOR BEAVER TECHNOLOGY GARDEN.
EXCUSE ME, GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND CARVER ELEMENTARY.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE CABLING AND SOME OF THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR OUR INTRUSION ALARM, OUR DDC CONTROLS. WE'VE GOT A RETROFIT THAT IS MOVING ALONG REALLY NICELY.
IT'S GOT A LOT MORE POINTS THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO, AND REALLY THE REASON THAT WE'RE DOING THIS IS SO WE CAN BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS, WHICH ARE THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF. AND SO THIS IS THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND WE REALLY, WE, WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
WE, AGAIN, WE JUST SAY, PARDON OUR DUST AS WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THIS.
BUT, BUT WHEN WHEN THAT PROJECT IS DONE IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR, I THINK WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS IN BEING ABLE TO DRILL DOWN AND REALLY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TEACHERS.
SOUTH GARLAND, NORTH GARLAND, AND LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL. THIS IS OUR ATHLETIC PROJECT.
WE WE GOT TO HAVE THOSE LIGHTS ON THAT FIELD.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD TO GET THOSE LIGHTS ON.
AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE SOUTH GARLAND, NORTH GARLAND, TURF AND TRACK.
NORTH GARLAND DID HAVE THAT, BUT THEY WERE INOPERABLE.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND MAKING ALL OF THIS WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS.
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THE FIRST TIME. THEY'VE NEVER HAD LIGHTS ON THEIR FIELD BEFORE.SO THEY COULDN'T PRACTICE LATE. THEY COULDN'T START EARLY, THEY COULDN'T DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
AND BECAUSE OF THE BOND, NEXT STEP IS THE BLEACHERS, RIGHT? BUT RIGHT NOW THEY CAN PRACTICE AT ALL HOURS, WHICH THEY COULD HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
SO GREAT JOB WITH GETTING THAT DONE. YEAH. WE AGAIN, AGAIN, IT'S IT'S, IT'S THE LITTLE BITTY THINGS THAT THAT REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS. AND SO IT'S SAY LITTLE THINGS. THOSE LIGHTS ARE NOT LITTLE, BUT IT'S THOSE SMALL THINGS THAT WE THINK, WELL, WE CAN WAIT. AND THIS BOND, WE SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BOND PROGRAM IS DOING. AND SO WE THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
WE THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, AND WE THANK YOU TO OUR CITIZENS FOR FOR ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THESE, THESE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
SO THIS IS NORTH GARLAND AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE WATER AND CHEMICAL INJECTION THERE, AUSTIN ACADEMY, HOUSTON ACADEMY, JACKSON, ABBETT AND BRADFIELD.
WOW. THAT'S A, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. AUSTIN ACADEMY WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO BUILD WHAT WE CALL A PATHWAY BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS. AND THAT GOT DONE EXTREMELY FAST TO TRY TO GET A PATHWAY, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARRIVED, THAT THEY COULD GO FROM ONE END OF THE BUILDING TO THE OTHER WITHOUT HAVING TO GO INTO THE ELEMENTS.
HOUSTON, A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE.
THAT ROOF WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED OVER THE SUMMER, SO THAT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT TOOK PLACE THERE.
JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE AS WELL.
AND SO ABBETT AND BRADFIELD, THOSE ARE SWITCHGEAR REPLACEMENTS.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH A SEPARATE CONTRACTOR ON GETTING THOSE SWITCHGEAR REPLACEMENTS.
WE'VE ORDERED THOSE. BUT AGAIN WITHIN SWITCHGEAR THERE'S A LONG LEAD ITEM.
SO WE'VE ORDERED THAT AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE WORK. BUT THERE YOU SEE AUSTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WE'VE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. THIS IS SOME OF THE WORK.
THAT'S NOT A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE LOCKER ROOMS ARE AT HOUSTON.
JACKSON SAME THING. NOT A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE FOR OUR LOCKER ROOMS, OUR MARVIN D RHODEN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, AGAIN, IT'S 38,500FT².
THERE IT IS ON THE 2302 NORTH NAAMAN FOREST BOULEVARD.
IF YOU'VE NOT DRIVEN BY THERE, PLEASE GO BY. THAT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM AND AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT.
THESE ARE JUST GREAT BEAMS AND PIERS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THERE. OUR CTC ADDITION WE ARE COMING TO THE BOARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION AS PART OF THIS AGENDA FOR GMP, NUMBER ONE, THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU, AND THAT IS FOR OUR SITE WORK.
NUMBER TWO IS FOR THE ACTUAL BUILDING. ROWLETT AND SACHSE, THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
WE'VE WE'VE VETTED OUT OUR CONCEPTS. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE.
BRANDENBURG, LLYLES, O'BANION AND SOUTHGATE THE EXACT SAME THING.
WE'VE REALLY GOT A GOOD IDEA OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WORK NOW, AND SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
THE SAME THING WITH BUSSEY, SELLERS, SHOREHAVEN, WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY.
A LOT OF THESE CAMPUSES ARE, IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO REVIEW THE ACTUAL SITE REVIEW WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING WE'RE DOING LOCKER ROOMS AND DRESSING ROOM RENOVATIONS. IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS.
A LOT OF DETAILED INVESTIGATION THAT HAS TO GO ON, ON EACH SPECIFIC SITE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WILL ACTUALLY WORK. SO IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE WE THINK WE'VE GOT THE GEARS REALLY CRANKING ON THAT.
THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOFS AT PARSONS AND CISNEROS, ALONG WITH THE HVAC UNITS OF PARSONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A 2027 PROJECT. AND SO WE WE ARE ON SCHEDULE ON THAT ONE.
IT LOOKS GREAT. A NEW MEMORIAL PATHWAY ACADEMY.
MANUEL AND MARIA VALLE STUDENT SERVICES CENTER THAT ONE, WE HAD A GAP THAT WAS APPROVED ON THAT ONE.
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THE BUILDING PERMIT REVIEWED, APPROVED. IT'S JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR OUR SITE PERMIT.SO WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT HERE HERE SOON.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A DATE, BUT HERE SOON. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS LIGHTING REPLACEMENT.
SO A LOT OF WORK THERE. AGAIN, PARTNER DUST. I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL.
ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL HAD SIX POLLS. VERY UNUSUAL FOOTBALL FIELD WITH SIX POLLS.
BUT IT'S GOING FROM 6 TO 4. THAT WILL BE LIT EVEN BETTER WITH FOUR POLLS THAN OPPOSED TO SIX.
AND SO THEY'LL HAVE BETTER LIGHTING AT ROWLETT WHEN THEY'RE DONE.
AND SO WE EXPECT TO BE GETTING ROWLETT DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND THEN NAAMAN FOREST WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THAT FOOTBALL FIELD.
WE ARE STARTING TO WORK ON THE BASEBALL FIELD AT NAAMAN FOREST AND GOT ONE SMALL HICCUP ON THE BASEBALL FIELD, BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH THE CITY ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.
OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. WE'VE GIVEN THE ARCHITECT A LOT OF GOOD INSTRUCTIONS.
WE'VE MET WITH THE CITY OF ROWLETT ON THIS HERE, AND WE THINK WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT. OUR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION.
AND SO THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE BROKEN UP INTO TWO GMPS SIMILAR TO SOUTH GARLAND, NORTH GARLAND.
SO THAT'S TWO GMPS COMING FOR THAT ONE. SAME THING WITH THE OTHER ONES FOR THE PHASE FOUR COYLE HUDSON SCHRADE THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKING PLACE THERE.
OUR, OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, RENOVATIONS FOR THE PAGEANT, THE TAX OFFICE, AND TRANSITION CENTER.
THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE BUILDING, TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, TWO DIFFERENT OFFERINGS WITHIN ONE BUILDING.
BUT THAT ISN'T VERY, VERY OLD PUFF ROOF THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF AND THEN REPLACED.
AND SO THE TIMING IS OF THE ESSENCE ON THAT SPECIFIC ONE.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.
WE LOOK TO START THIS IS A CSP, SO WE'LL BE GOING OUT TO THE MARKET, WHAT WE SAY THE MARKET IN SEPTEMBER AS A CSP, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR PROCUREMENT GROUP TO, TO GET THAT WORK OUT OF THE WAY, START IT.
AND THEN PROP C AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.
AGAIN WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
WE'RE DEPLOYING TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT THROUGH DECEMBER.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BEACH. THANK YOU, MR. FERNANDEZ, FOR THAT REPORT, AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ONE IS THERE'S STILL NO DIRT FLYING YET AT CARSON.
NO DIRT IS BEING MOVED YET. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
OKAY. SECOND QUESTION. SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT WE MET WITH WHEN THE ARCHITECTS WERE HERE.
WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE GOING TO BE MADE TO THE EXTERIOR AREAS AS FAR AS ENTRANCE FENCING AND CATTLE GUARD, THAT TYPE OF THING. HAS ANY OF THAT STILL BEEN DISCUSSED OR BEEN IMPROVED TO THE TO ANY OF THE NEW PLAN OR WHATEVER? SO THE CITY OF SACHSE HAS ASKED US FOR SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES TO THE BUILDING THAT THEY'VE AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT THEY'RE CITING THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. AND SO WE'RE MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS TO OUR SUBMISSION TO THE CITY AND WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SACHSE TO GET THOSE OUT.
BUT AT THIS POINT WE'RE STILL IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THAT.
AND IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE HAVEN'T STARTED DOING SOME EXCAVATING OUT THERE? WELL, WE CAN'T WE CAN'T START ANY OF THE WORK UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET A PERMIT FROM THE CITY.
AND SO THE PERMIT IS BEING IN REVIEW FROM THE CITY FOR THE LAST.
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TRUSTEE BEACH BECAUSE I HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU IN THE PAST, I'VE BROUGHT TO YOU DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERMITTING SCENARIOS, SOME WHERE WE HAVE A SITE PERMIT ONLY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GR CTC AND OTHERS WHERE WE BRING TO YOU THE ENTIRE PACKAGE.AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE GOT THE WAY IT'S SET UP.
YOU HAVE A SITE PERMIT AND THEN YOU HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT.
AND SO THE BUILDING PERMIT CANNOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE SITE PERMIT IS DONE.
AND SO THE SITE PERMITTING IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH THE CITY OF SACHSE, ALONG WITH SOME BUILDING MODIFICATIONS THAT THE CITY OF SACHSE HAS REQUESTED.
THE ONE THING AS FAR AS THE FENCING UP FRONT, IS IT GOING TO BE ESTHETICALLY NICE? I MEAN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE BARBED WIRE UP THE FRONT. OH NO SIR.
YES, SIR. SO THEY'RE THERE. SO THE CITY OF SACHSE, THERE WILL BE.
SO LET ME LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK HERE TO ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION.
WE WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ENTRY GATE. THEY'VE NOT REQUESTED ANY CHANGES FOR THAT.
AND ALL THE SUPPORTING PIECES FOR THAT ARE CATTLE GUARDS THAT HAVE TO BE THERE.
WE'VE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THESE HAVE TO BE THERE.
WE CAN'T JUST HAVE PAVING ALL THE WAY TO TO THE ROAD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF A, IF A CATTLE GETS LOOSE, A COW GETS LOOSE, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING INTO THE STREET IS A CATTLE GUARD.
THE BUILDING STRUCTURE ITSELF, THEY'VE ASKED FOR SOME ARTICULATION CHANGES, ADDING SOME MORE BRICKS IN SOME AREAS ADDING SOME OTHER PIECES TO THE BUILDING ITSELF, SOME STRUCTURE.
THEY WANT TO SEE SOME SUBTLE CHANGES TO THE BUILDING.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DO.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. YEAH. JUST REAL QUICK ON THE PAGE 82, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE RENOVATION.
I SAW IN THERE I KNOW ABOUT THE ROOFS, THE CAMPUS RENOVATION.
JUST COMMENT REAL QUICK ON WHAT THAT IS. AND THEN FIELDHOUSE.
IS THAT NOT. IS IT FIELDHOUSE PART OF THE WILLIAMS STADIUM PROJECT OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT ONE THAT'S GOING FIELDHOUSE ON THE CAMPUS? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION TRUSTEE MILLER SO PART OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL WHEN WE DID THE ASSESSMENT SO I'LL TAKE YOU BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WE THE WHOLE BOND PROGRAM IS BUILT OFF OF TWO PIECES.
WE HAVE A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT THAT WE PERFORMED.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT, WE ALSO DID A REVIEW OF MAJOR PROJECTS FOR OUR CAMPUSES, WHAT MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO COMPLETE AS PART OF THIS BOND.
SO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAS THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT EVERYONE KNOWS.
THE BIG BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. OKAY, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT OUR GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM ALSO IS PLAYS AT SHUGART, SO THEY'RE THEIR SOFTBALL FIELD WAS THERE. THAT IS THE GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT BELONGS TO GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO THAT IS A GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY, NOT A DISTRICT FACILITY PER SE, THAT ANYONE CAN USE IT. IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SAME THING WITH THE FIELD HOUSE. THE FIELDHOUSE AT WILLIAMS STADIUM IS THE FIELDHOUSE FOR GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT FIELDHOUSE IS BEING, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT IS BEING RENOVATED INTERNALLY, AND THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE MAC.
YES, SIR. IT IS SEPARATE BUILDING. YES, SIR. AND WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? IT'S THE EXISTING FIELDHOUSE THAT IS AT WILLIAMS STADIUM.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT YOU. YES, SIR. MS STANLEY. WHAT IS THE FIELDHOUSE BEING RENOVATED FOR? WHAT IS IT BEING RENOVATED FOR? WELL, THE BIGGEST THING IS RESTROOMS. AND SO THE FIELDHOUSE ITSELF TODAY, YOU MIGHT ASK.
OKAY. WELL, IS IT IS GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL? WHY ARE WE RENOVATING THAT? IF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT ARE THERE NOW ARE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO THE MAC, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GO RIGHT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT.
THAT IS TRUE. BUT THAT FEEL ALSO SUPPORTS OUR WILLIAMS STADIUM.
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SO IF YOU RECALL WILLIAMS STADIUM. PRIOR TO US HAVING THIS BOND PROGRAM, WE HAD A BUILDING THERE, VERY LARGE WHITE BUILDING, WHAT I CALL A LARGE WHITE BUILDING WAS A LOCKER ROOM.THAT LOCKER ROOM SUPPORTED TWO FUNCTIONS. IT SUPPORTED OUR GIRLS OUR GIRLS ATHLETIC PROJECT, OUR GIRLS ATHLETIC PROGRAM. THEY WERE IN THERE.
AND IT ALSO SUPPORTED OUR WILLIAMS STADIUM LOCKER ROOM WHENEVER THERE WAS A GAME THERE.
SO WE'RE NO LONGER DOING THAT. THAT BUILDING IS GONE.
IT'S BEEN THE SPACE HAS BEEN OCCUPIED WITH OUR NEW MAC.
AND SO WE'RE TAKING ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS, PUTTING THEM IN THE MAC.
THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. FERNANDEZ. THANK YOU.
[V.A. New Bids]
NEW BID CONTRACT 510-04-4.1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE GMP NUMBER ONE FOR BOND 2023. GILBREATH-REED CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER.MR. FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DOCTOR LOPEZ. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION FOR GMP NUMBER ONE, THIS IS FOR OUR THIS IS FOR OUR GILBREATH-REED CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER. THIS IS A GMP THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU FROM LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS FOR THE SITE WORK. THIS IS FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $981,350.25 BEING FUNDED OUT OF FUNDS 683 BOND 2023. ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD. JUST REAL QUICK, THIS IS NOT FOR BOTH ENDS OF THE GRC. JUST FOR THE ONE END OR BOTH ENDS. IT'S FOR BOTH ENDS, SIR.
IT'S THE SITE WORK THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE FOR BOTH SIDES.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACT 510-04-4.1.
SECOND. VERY GOOD. ON A MOTION BY MR. MILLER AND A SECOND BY MR. GLICK. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN VOTING. YOUR CLICKERS ARE WORKING, SO PLEASE UTILIZE THEM.
THERE. THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM. CLOSE THE VOTE.
THAT PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR LOPEZ, DO WE HAVE ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION? SEEING NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE OUT OF AGENDA ITEMS.
[VII. Adjournment]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. OKAY, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 5:03.THE FINANCE FACILITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING WILL START PROMPTLY AT 05:30. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.